Smoke stick



July 12, 1932.

VOGT SMOKE STICK Filed Aug. 7, 1929 gwwz ntoa c 624%? j, 75y! Patented July 12, 1932 i GUSTAVE L. VOGT, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA V SMOKE Application filed August 7,

The present invention relates to smoke sticks.

More specifically, the invention relates to smoke sticks adapted for supporting sausages or Frankfurters within a cage for subjecting them to the action of smoke for curing same against bacteriological action in well known U manner. 1

It is highly important to support the sausages so thatthe entire surfaces thereof may be subjected to the action of the smoke in the smoke house in order to avoid the commonly experienced light or unsmoked areas on sausages, which in a short time turn dark green.

Such areas onlyreduce the quality of the sausages, and give them a less sightly appearance and accordingly minimize the sale thereof. 7

Smoke sticks. of various constructionshave 2o heretofore been provided for supporting sausages within smoke cages but such constructions failed to properly space the links and covered relatively large surface areas of the sausages, which areas were accordingly not subjected to the action of smoke. Accordingly such areas remained uncured and were quite visible in the completed product. This not only affected the sale of the sausages, but to a more or less extent the quality thereof. It is accordingly a primary object of the present invention to provide a smoke stick adapted for supporting sausages within smoke cages whereby substantially the entire surface areas of the sausages are subject to a uniform smoking.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a smoke stick which is relatively simple in construction whereby same is adapted for manufacture at a very low cost. I

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a smoke stick of such construction that sausages are capable of being supported thereby and suspended therefrom with a line of contact between the stick and the sausages and whereby the smoke is directed into proximity with the contact points between the sticks and the sausages.

With the above objects in view as well as others that will become apparent during the course of the following disclosure reference STICK v 1925. Serial to. 384,122,

will be had to the accompanying drawing forming part of same, and wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevational view ofa portion of a smoke stick supporting bar forming an integral part of a smoke'cage of conventional construction, a plurality of smoke sticks constructed in accordance with the present invention being shown in transverse section in operative association with said Figure 2 is a fragmentary view indicating thecage bar in transverse 'sectionanda por tion of one of the smoke sticks associated therewith.

' Figure 3 is a transverse sectionalview of one, of the smoke: sticks-showing a. string of sausages supported therebyforsubjecf tion to the action of smoke. f j I Referring to the drawing inwhich like I parts are designated by like reference characters, 11 designates :a smoke stick constructed in accordancewith a preferred embodi ment'of my invention, and which comprises an angle member which is preferably constructed of galvanized iron, and which, as in- V dicated in Figures l and-3, is preferably right angular with the opposite legs thereof equal in length as seen'in transverse section. However the bar maybe constructed other than right angular if desired. The material of which stick 11 is constructed is relativelythin as represented in Figures land 3 and the free edges of the opposite legs thereof are at right angles to the plane surfaces of the legs, de- -q.

fining sausage contact pointsindicatedat 12 in Figure 3; The sticks 11 constructed as described are adapted for removable disposition adjacent opposite ends'thereof in transversely alined f;

semi-circular notches N ,inbars B forming parts of conventional .smoke fcages. V The sticks 11 are disposed in alternate transverse 1y alined'pairs of notches, N as represented in Figure 1 in the same manner as the commonlv employed circular wooden sticks are now disposed. It will be seen upon reference to Figure 1" that the angle bar sticks constructed in accordance with the present in? vention arereadily adapted for stable support within the conventional notches N due 9 by providing the sticks of angular formation a i; seen that a smoke stick is provided which is to engagement of the apex and opposite side surfaces thereof with the notches as in dicated.

In the use of smoke sticks of the character above described a plurality thereof are supported within notches N of the bars 13 of smoke cages whereupon strings of sausages are supported by each of the sticks 11 as indicated in Figure 3. The strings of sausages are arranged in spaced relation longitudinally of the sticks 11 and by disposing sticks 11 in'alternate sets of notches'N the strings of sausages supported by adjacent sticks are in spaced relation thus avoiding contacting surfaces which would preclude theaction of V smoke thereto. The strings of sausages are supported by sticks 11 in the manner indicated inFigure 3 whereby only two sausages of each ,7 string thereof contact the stick and as disclosed the two sausages of each string have only a line or point contact as indicated, at 12 with stickll whereby the surface areas of the sausages are completely exposed and v accordingly substantially the entire areas are V subjected to uniform smoking action thus avoiding the discolored surface areas com monly seenon sausages now marketed. v

Furthermore, the. angular stick formation as disclosed provides. smoke deflecting walls which deflect smoke whichemanatesfrom of sausages and: so that the under surface of said angle bar serves to direct smoke toward said lines of contact.

2. A unitary smoke stick in the form of a metallic angle bar of right angular form disposed so that the legs thereof diverge up wardly and so that the ends of the legs present surfaces inclined away from vertical planes passing through the extremities of said legs so that links of sausages suspended vertically from said'ibar will have a line contact with the ends of said legstoward which vertically moving smoke will be guided by the under divergently-disposed surfaces of said legs; I In-testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' GUSTAVE L. VOGT;

beneath the sticks into proximity to, the a sausage contacting points 12' for assuring complete smoking at these points, Y a

While the angle bar sticks are preferably of solid formation as indicated, openings-may be provided in the apices thereof for admitting smoke between the outwardly divergaqo inglegs thereof, howeversuch openings are not necessary 'as the smoke will penetrate between the diverging legs from above the up per edges thereof for uniform contact with the entire surfaces of the sausages.

' .From the foregoing disclosure'it willjbe very simple in construction, readily adapted to smoke cages'now in use and which will effectively support sausages for the action of smoke to the entire surface thereof.

The invention may be embodied in other a unitary angle bar the legs of which are arranged so as to di'verge'upwardly; providing spacediline contact supports for the links 

